BCG Daily Friday 19th November 2021
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Alfie Brown, Soho Theatre review - a contrarian on great form
Well, this is a first: a comedy show with footnotes.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 19th November 2021
Janey Godley reveals she has ovarian cancer
Janey Godley, who found viral fame with her dubbed sketches about First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has revealed she has ovarian cancer. The 60-year-old Glaswegian shared the news on social media and published a picture of herself in a hospital bed.
BBC, 19th November 2021
Funny Women awarded another cultural recovery fund
Once again we are delighted that Funny Women is one of 925 recipients to benefit from the third round of the Government's Culture Recovery Fund with an award of £27,466.00.
Funny Women, 19th November 2021
First Look: Julian Clary's The Bolds at Unicorn Theatre
First look images have been released for the world premiere of Julian Clary's adaptation of his best-selling book The Bolds this Christmas.
Theatre Weekly, 19th November 2021
TV review: Bravo Two Charlies, BBC iPlayer/BBC One Wales
If I ever get pulled over by the police I'd like to get pulled over by the Welsh Traffic Police. Or more particularly the north Wales-based coppers in Bravo Two Charlies.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th November 2021
Milton Jones: the secrets of how to heckle a heckler
Both performer and audience know that stand-up comedy's unplanned interruptions are the spice that makes the art form unique.
Milton Jones, i Newspaper, 19th November 2021
New organisation launched to tackle sexual harassment in live comedy
Get Off! was set up by Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Nina Gilligan in order to create safer workplaces within little-regulated industry.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 19th November 2021
Aardman & Netflix announce major new supporting talent project
Earlier this month, at an event to celebrate Netflix's projects based in the south west, Netflix and Aardman announced a major new partnership to support emerging and diverse animation talent.
Aardman Animations, 19th November 2021Videos
Online
Podcasts
TV & radio
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 20, Episode 6Des Clarke is joined by Susan Riddell, Fred MacAulay, Ayesha Hazarika & Alistair Barrie.
6:30pm30 min
The Now Show
Series 59, Episode 4Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Ria Lina and Josh Pugh, with music supplied by Beardyman, and performances by Natasha Hodgson and Luke Kempner.
10pm65 min
The Last Leg
Series 23, Episode 8Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by guests Jon Richardson and Judi Love for a comic review of the significant moments of the past seven days.
11:05pm45 min
The Big Narstie Show
Series 4, Episode 3The grime MC and co-host Mo Gilligan host the latest series of their BAFTA-winning late-night chat, comedy and music show. Comedian Lenny Henry, athlete Mo Farah, model Leomie Anderson and musician Tion Wayne guest in the entertainment show that breaks every rule in the book.